What color is #748F40?

#748F40 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto di Rucola. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #748F40?

The RGB value is 116, 143, 64: 116 red, 143 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #748F40?

The complementary color is #5B408F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #748F40?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#748F40 color

#748F40 rgb(116, 143, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #748F40 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 56.1% green and 25.1% blue (116, 143, 64).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 38% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Pesto di Rucola (#748A35), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#748F40 color codes

HEX	`#748F40`
RGB	`rgb(116, 143, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 56.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 38%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 55%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 55%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.81, -22.68, 38.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.81, 44.59, 120.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.95, 23.728, 8.484)`
Decimal	`7638848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #748F40, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #748F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#748F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #748F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #748f40; }
.text { color: #748f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #748f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 143 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #748f40, #4d8f40); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #748F40?: #748F40 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto di Rucola. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #748F40?: The RGB value is 116, 143, 64: 116 red, 143 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #748F40?: The complementary color is #5B408F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #748F40?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.